Source: Eurosport
Van Persie accuses Adebayor of stamp
Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has accused his former team-mate Emmanuel Adebayor of committing a "mindless and malicious stamp" on him during Saturday's 4-2 defeat to Manchester City at Eastlands.[LNB] Van Persie said in a statement that Adebayor, who moved from Arsenal to City for £25million in the summer, had set out to hurt him and had not offered an apology.[LNB] "I am sad and disappointed by my former team-mate Emmanuel Adebayor's mindless and malicious stamp on me during today's match," Van Persie said after the defeat.[LNB] "We are both professional footballers and I know that the game is physical, I too have made hard and sometimes mis-timed challenges but never with the intention of hurting an opponent. He set out to hurt me."[LNB] Adebayor's second-half header helped City continue their outstanding start to the season.[LNB] City went ahead when Micah Richards' header found the net via the post and Manuel Almunia's head before Robin van Persie levelled after the break.[LNB] However, a flurry of City goals from Craig Bellamy, Adebayor and Shaun Wright-Phillips ensured that Tomas Rosicky's late effort was merely a consolation.
